Coccinella monticola
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Coccinella monticola, commonly called the mountain lady beetle or Tamarack ladybug, is a species of lady beetle native to the western United States and Canada, south-eastern Canada and New England states. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Lady Beetle sighting in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 140 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Lady Beetle in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mountain Lady Beetle sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Olympic National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Coccinella
The closest relatives of the Mountain Lady Beetle that you can see in Grand Teton National Park (genus Coccinella) are Transverse Lady Beetle (about 10%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Three-Banded Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Teton National Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
